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June 2007 (72) May 2007 (72) April 2007 (72) March 2007 (61) February 2007 (67) January 2007 (79) December 2006 (61) November 2006 (69) October 2006 (62) September 2006 (51) August 2006 (75) July 2006 (67) June 2006 (54) May 2006 (45) April 2006 (45) “Low Rider” was of course the song that first keyed me into War, one of the more popular funk groups of the 1970s. A soundtrack staple, the song achieved pop cultural lastingness via heavy rotation on TV shows, movies Category (including Dazed and Confused) and classic rock radio, but it doesn’t really Archives do War’s full canon justice. The group was, after all, one of the most eclectic of its era, freely melding soul, Latin, jazz, blues, reggae and rock Amusements influences into an effortlessly funky whole. (3) DVD Reviews The concert DVD Loose Grooves, shot by Jeffrey Kruger during an April, (345) 1980 show at the Civic Center Theatre in Halifax, England, perfectly Ephemera illustrates the above description. Faithful versions of big hits like “Low (314) Rider” and “Cisco Kid” stand alongside extended instrumental Film Reviews improvisations, presenting a picture of a rangy, musically gifted band able (168) to adapt its sound for different environments. Animals frontman Eric Interviews (91) Burdon was War’s first lead singer, but he gave way to guitarist/vocalist Irritations (44) Howard Scott, who sings here. Most of the group’s original members, Musings (132) though, were still with the band in 1980, including drummer Harold Brown, Old Made New keyboardist and co-lead vocalist Lonnie Jordan, harmonica player Lee (27) Oskar and maestro percussionist Papa Dee Allen. They’re joined on stage by drummer Ron Mammon, multi-instrumentalist Pat Rizzo and bassist

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Blogroll Luther Rabb. Running a brisk 51 minutes, this title shortchanges a number of songs A Critical included herein, presenting only a snippet of “Spill the Wine,” the group’s Moment first real hit, and other tunes. If the medleys were better known or smoothly Screen integrated, this tack might work, but the transitions come across as abrupt International and less than artful. In addition to the funky “Low Rider,” other highlights include “Gypsy Man,” “I'll Be Around” and “Me and Baby Brother.” One Recent of War’s other radio hits, “Why Can't We Be Friends?,” pops up in Comments encore form, giving me shuddering memories of Lethal Weapon IV. Presented on a region-free disc and housed in a regular Amray case, Loose 1. Candy Cane Grooves comes with an uncompressed, two-channel, linear PCM audio Orchid on Is track — which captures the show in only so-so fashion — and a transfer John Cusack that does little to mitigate the poor source lighting of the original concert. Stupid? Granted, one doesn’t expect tip-top audio-visual clarity from older shows 6/25/2007 like these, but this fair-warning disclaimer makes this title worth a look 2. Simba on Is chiefly for big-time fans of the band. There are unfortunately no John Cusack supplemental extras included herein. C+ (Concert) C- (Disc) Stupid? 6/24/2007 3. Tom White on Friends with What did you think of this blog article? Money 6/22/2007 nmlkj Liked 4. Arlene on Tea nmlkj Disliked Leoni on Leno nmlkj No Opinion 6/16/2007 Vote & See Results 5. filmEX on On Hairspray's Trackbacks Test Scores 6/15/2007 Trackback specific URL for this entry 6. Ozone on Brad Pitt: "Strippers No trackbacks exist for this entry. Changed My Life" Comments 6/15/2007 7. arjun on No comments exist for this entry. American Gangster Leave a comment Trailer Drops 6/14/2007 8. Amanda on Submitted comments will be subject to moderation before being Lauren displayed. Graham: Fat or Not Fat? 6/13/2007 9. Laslo of Truth Enter the above security code (required) on Reverend Ted Baehr, Name Film Critic 6/7/2007 Email (will not be published) 10. ligaya on Happy Website Birthday, Angelina Jolie 6/7/2007

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